1934-06-05 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1934.

GORDON LUM GIVES TENNIS FANS THRILL

EXHIBITION AGAINST

JAVA CHAMPION

EASY WIN BEFORE SHANGHAI SPECTATORS

Shanghai, May 29. Approximately 40 workmen unanimously downed tools yesterday at 2 p.m. and formed on the skyline of a new building overlookingthe Cathay Tennis Club in Singapore Road, an enthralled gallory, cheering and rooting enthusiastically as the two Chinese stars, Gordon Lum and Kho Sin-kie, Chinese Java champion, straight from the Manila games, played a hard-hitting, Blogging exhibition match, the first to be played on the courts. Splashing the Club's pavilion with bright patches of colour, Shanghai's younger generation in its new spring clothes, too, sat enthralled as the national stars went into action.

to Lum for

Two other exhibition matches and to the nuts repeatedly. were played following the official Lum settled down after the in-

Alowly opening and

and opening of the Club yesterday by itial the President, Mr. S. K. Tam, a steadily whizzed high shots that prominent Shanghai sportsman, bad Kie puzzled, for his returns these including A foursome in were often too high. Which Winifred and Joan Wong, The Arat net went National Champions and Far East Olympic representatives, took part and a men's doubles between Khoo Hoole-hye and Kho Sin-kie versos Lum and Guy Cheng, the latter a pupil of Lam's.

6-3, in fast and clever games, some the winning strokes being of heralded with hurats of cheering from the tennis fans in the stands.

Lan Harvey, former champion, who lost his British and Empire Heavy. weight title to Jack Petersen Inst night.

SWEEP PRIZES England's

Second set went to Lum 6-1. Throughout the gamea Lum's easy The two Chinese girls were given (agliity and unhurried placing stood an enthusiastic reception as they him in good stead and it was not took the courts, and their exhibi-difficult for him to emerge the win- tion was well received.

ner after he passed the four games used to the The Cathay Tennis Clab has two mark. Kie was not en-tout-cas courts from England semi-hard courts and although bis and six "compo" courts for its returns were somewhat high it was members and has erected at Singa-easy to visualize his championship pore Rond grand alands to the form on a court on which he had cost of $10,000.00. A chub house practiset,

Kho Shu-kie then partnered Khoo will be erected soon at an estimated

Hool-hye against Lum and Guy cost of $40,000.00,

The aims of the club are to In-Cheng in an exhibition foursomes interest In tennis which was received with great ap- creuse the throughout China and to prometo plate from the spectatora na ball possible Davis Cup players. The after all was beautifully placed interests of the foreign tennis and close net railles forend the enthusiasts will also be an import-champions to exhibit all they had pitnis receive 2019,000.

Dublin, June 4.

The prize fund for the Derby Fourteen

sweepstake, collected for the Irish Hospital lottery, the draw for which commenced to-day, amounts to £1,802,000.

Players

Tennis Star Robbed

THIEVES ENTER BEDROOM

London, May 7.

Jewellery valued at £850 was [stolen by thieves who entered the home of Mr. O, G. N. Turnbull, the Davis Cap tennis player, at West

Putney, during daylight yos terday.

The missing Jewellery includes In pearl neckinen conalsting of 104 gradunted pearls, two platinum broaches, and three diamond, ruby, and emerald rings.

white

The house was entered Mr. Turnbull and his wife were out.

Mrs. Turnbull said: The thieves apparently climbed up a wisterin tree which grows outside the bedroom house and entered my

over the balcony on the first floor. They Tansacked the room and took all my jewellery, leaving the jewel case behind.

There were three servants on the premises at the time, but they lower rooms and did were in the

not hear the Intruders at work. We usually keep two watch dogs. en the premises-a bull terrier and an siredale-but they were both out at exercise when the rob- bery wan committed."

Thieves who forced the lock of a dour at Clifton Court, Malda Vale, last night escaped with jewellery valued at £300 from the home of Mr. Wolfe Pearl.

GERMAN GRAND PRIX WON BY FRENCH

ant part of the clis's programme in the way of quick stepping ants of £100,000 each, giving cutches, his highest being 16 Moll And Veyron Victors

thinking.

long drop

Khoo placed some skimmers which were a delight to watch, while his partner specialized in a few fast and tricky shots for Lum's benefit. Joan Wang and Kie played Wini- Both players stood back on the line and drove shot after shut, alfred Wong and Lum in a slower of which travelled at astonishingly exhibition of mainly accurate angles, and neither gave hits, with occasionally screw top the other any ground until Lumpers to the side. dropped two jobs and obtained a Joan plays steady

on the line Jead, and then took the first game. while her sister had the knack of Kle came back at him, however, serving a fast one with the up- in the second game driving long pearance of a slow hit. This shot. screw shots and obtained an early which she managed to pull off oc lead, taking the game after an ex-casionally brought appreciation eiting rally which took him back from the crowd.

horses in

At Avus Motor Track

Berlin, May 28. The German automobile Grund Pris, consisting of two events was won yesterday by the French and Moll re- racets Veyron spectively.

The total subscriptions amount $2.885,000, of which the hos

(Continued from Page 8.1 The fund is divided into eighteen

for first prizes, £15,000 matches, 169 1 STARS IN ACTION.

Cheng amped well in most dif- £30,000

third.

Melbourne i 1928-29, and his Genial and smiling, Gordon Lum, cult shots and dropped a few of for second, £10.000 for

not out at Lord's in world-traveller and Davis Cup play- the easy Jobs. His services were The 68 placed horses will be other. 127

1926. er shook hands with itho Sing-kie, jaccurate, and he partnered Lum Worth £514 to the tickets against

With Harold Larwood at Bris- the Java chanipion and the next well.

which they are drawn. There are,

1928-29, he established second they were hurd at it in a

in addition, 1.800 cash prizes of brine in

residunt cash new eighth wicket record, the ding dong struggle for opening

1100 each, and ten

pair putting on 124 runs. phases, of a terrifle hard slogging

prizes of £17 cach--Reuter.

Dublin, June 4. The Nawab of Pataudi, apart singles match.

Among the tickets drawn against fram compiling a century in his

The rat race for cars of cylin- the Irish Hospitals first Test match in Australia in sweepstake were three Far East 1932-33, did little of note "Down der capacity not exceeding 1500 winners:

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Already he has scored a double an average speed of 182.7 Kms.ph.. Į century, and

fabout 115 m.ph.. The German yesterday he helped; hinwelr to another three figure inver Burgaller (Bugatt) came in unings, while playing for Eng-second at an average speed of 181 land against the Rest,

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